Description

The remote Central Adirondack setting of Golden Beach Campground offers a relaxing, quiet beauty. The campsites offer privacy, and are large and well-forested. The campground offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including canoeing and boating, fishing, hiking, and bicycling.

Geography:

Golden Beach Campground is located on the southeast shore of 5935-acre Raquette Lake.

Facilities:

The park offers tent and trailer sites, a picnic area with tables and fireplaces, restrooms with showers, a trailer dump station, a recycling center, handicapped accessibility, a sand beach, a swimming area, a bathhouse, and hiking trails.

Nearby Attractions:

The Adirondack Park Visitors Interpretive Center at Newcomb is 30 miles east on N.Y.S. Route 28. The Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake is located 8 miles east on N.Y.S. Route 28 and features the History of the Adirondack Park. The village of Raquette Lake is 3 miles west on N.Y.S. Route 28, and offers restaurants, boat rentals, and scenic excursions on Raquette Lake with dining on board. Golf courses are available in the villages of Indian Lake and Inlet.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility

Boat Launch

Boating

Canoeing

Comfort Station

Dump Station

Fishing

Jet-Skiing

Picnic Tables

Picnicking

Powerboating

Recycling Station

Sail Boating

Showers

Swimming

Swimming - Beach

Telephone

Water Skiing

Within 10 Miles

Boat Rental

Convenience Store

Museum

Restaurant

Alerts and Important Information

WHEN YOU ARRIVE-You must sign for your own site. Have your equipment with you and be ready to camp when you register. Names of all campers on a site must be listed on the permit at time of registration
CHECK-IN TIME-From 12:00 noon until 9:00 p.m. Campers must register for their campsite by 9:00 p.m. on the first night of their reservation or the campsite will be subject to re-rental and all fees will be forfeited
CHECK-OUT TIME-11:00 a.m. on your departure date
OCCUPANCY-Limited to 6 individuals per campsite and 2 tents or 1 unit of hard wheeled camping equipment and 1 tent. Only 2 vehicles permitted on any campsite. Extra vehicles will be required to park in a designated area (additional fees will apply)
AGE REGULATIONS-Campsites must be registered and occupied by a responsible person 18 years of age or older
LENGTH OF STAY-Your camping permit can be issued for a maximum of 14 nights. From July 1 through Labor Day only 14 cumulative nights will be permitted at any campground.
QUIET HOURS-From 10 p.m. until 7 a.m., and are strictly enforced. Violators of this policy may be evicted
GENERATORS-The use of generators may be limited to no more than 5 hours per day and fall between the hours of 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily. If the use of a generator is deemed unreasonably loud by the facility staff then individual use of a generator may be prohibited/limited
FIRES-Must be built in fireplaces provided. Only dead and down wood may be used for fuel. No chainsaws are allowed in campgrounds, and cutting down trees, alive or dead is prohibited.
FIREARMS-Are not allowed in campgrounds except during the Fall and Spring hunting seasons. Firearms must not be discharged within campground boundaries at any time
ACCESSIBLE SITES-At least one member of the camping party staying on the site must be mobility impaired (i.e. in a wheelchair or uses a walker) or the camping party may be turned away at the campground
SWIMMING-Is allowed at campgrounds with supervised bathing areas during designated hours when a lifeguard is on duty. Please note that there may be times when lifeguards are unavailable, and for the safety of our customers these beaches will not be open and swimming will be prohibited. Not all campground locations offer swimming, to inquire please contact the campground directly
PETS-Are allowed with proof of a currently valid rabies vaccination in the form of a current year's tag or a certificate issued by the veterinarian. Campers can walk dogs on a leash no longer than six feet as long as the animal is under control. Dogs cannot be left unattended and are not allowed in facility structures, on the beach or in day use areas

Getting There:

From New York State Thruway (I-90), take Exit 31 at Utica; go north on Rte. 12 to Alder Creek; follow Rte. 28 through Old Forge and Inlet. The campground is about 4 miles east of Raquette Lake Village, on the left side of the road on Rte. 28.
From the Adirondack Northway (I-87), take Exit 23 at Warrensburg; take Route 9 North to Route 28 West through Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake; the campground is about 8 miles west, on the right side of Rte. 28.